CLEVELAND, Ohio -- When fiddle player Jongsu Yoon told a friend who studied in Cleveland that he was performing at the Cleveland Museum of Art , the friend was incredulous.

“Lie!” Yoon said his friend exclaimed, recalling their chat by email. “No way!”

One could say the feeling is mutual. The museum has long been renowned for its eclectic programming — its concert series featuring classical music, jazz, and a wide range of world music — but the concert it has slated for Wednesday, Oct. 8, stands out even from that diverse crowd.

Country Gongbang, of which Yoon is a member, is both the first professional bluegrass band in South Korea and the first Korean group to perform at the Grand Ole Opry. Now it’s about to notch another benchmark: a performance at a bastion of high culture in Nort

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